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The seismograph at Humboldt State University recording of the quake.

A Single Quake Hit Saturday Night

by Kimberly Wear on June 24, 2019 at 12:56PM

The region where the quakes occurred is one of the most seismically active in the continental United States, including the April 25, 1992, earthquake — a magnitude-7.2 that shook the ground with a force never before recorded in California and laid the groundwork for the creation of the National Tsunami Mitigation Hazard Program. Meanwhile, the ground shaker on Saturday was strong enough that Caltrans reported via Facebbook that maintenance crews went “to inspect bridge structures in the Rio Dell and Fortuna areas to ensure there was no damage, and none was found.”

UPDATE: 5.6 Quake Rumbles Humboldt; No Tsunami Danger

by Thadeus Greenson on June 22, 2019 at 9:11PM

PREVIOUSLY: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck southwest of Petrolia shortly before 9 p.m. sending rumbles throughout the county.

Downed Utility Pole Blocking State Route 36

by Kym Kemp on June 21, 2019 at 2:20PM

State Route 36 just west of Hydesville will be closed into the evening after a single car crash knocked a utility pole across the roadway. Traffic is backing up while being rerouted through Rohnerville Road after the 1 p.m. accident, according to witness Ed Denson and the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page.

Does California State University have a $1.5 billion slush fund?

by Felicia Mello, CALmatters on June 21, 2019 at 11:42AM

A report released by California’s state auditor this week looked like a bombshell: California State University has been sitting on a $1.5 billion budget surplus, it found, failing to fully disclose the existence of the money to legislators and students even as it raised tuition and lobbied for more state funding. That includes $62.4 million at Humboldt State University.